COVER FOR A CONTAINER

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to containers. More specifically, the present invention is concerned with a cover for a container, and with a container comprising such a cover.

PRIOR ART

[0002] Patent application WO2001056899 and patent US4369901 describe a cover comprising a central web with a first web part and a second web part, and a hinge pivotally connecting said first and second web parts, wherein the first one of said web parts comprises at least one protrusion facing the hinge, and wherein a second one of said web parts comprises at least one corresponding recess facing the hinge. Such covers do not provide however an easy and safe proper locking of the cover in its open position and an easy and safe proper opening of the cover in its locked position.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] More specifically, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a cover for a container, comprising a central web comprising a first web part and a second web part; and a hinge pivotally connecting the first and second web parts; wherein a first one of the web parts comprises at least one rib on an edge thereof facing the hinge, and a second one of the web parts comprises at least one corresponding recess on an edge thereof facing the hinge, as defined in claim 1.

[0004] There is further provided a container formed by a body and cover combination, comprising a body with an opening and a cover adapted to close the opening of the container in a closed position thereof, wherein the cover comprises a central web comprising a first web part and a second web part and a hinge pivotally connecting the first and second web parts; a first one of the web parts comprising at least one rib on an edge thereof facing the hinge, and a second one of the web parts comprising at least one corresponding recess on an edge thereof facing the hinge; and wherein in the closed position of the cover, the first and second web parts lay generally flat on a respective side of the hinge, with the rib and the back wall projecting up from respective outer surfaces of the first and second web parts; the first web part being pivotable from the closed position to an open position allowing access to an inside of the container by pivoting said first web part about said hinge towards said second web part, until said rib engages said recess, as defined in claim 13.

[0005] There is further provided a stackable container, comprising a body having an opening for access to an inside of the container, and a cover, adapted to cover at least part of the opening of the container; wherein the cover comprises a central web comprising a first web part and a second web part and a hinge pivotally connecting the first and second web parts; a first one of the first and second web parts comprising at least one rib of a first height on an edge thereof facing the hinge, and a second one of the first and second web parts comprising at least one corresponding recess on an edge thereof facing the hinge, the recess being separated from a remaining web part of the second one of the first and second web parts by a back wall of a second height; and the cover comprising a platform at least at diagonally opposed corners thereof, the platform having a third height at least equal to a larger one of the first and second heights.

[0006] Other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent upon reading of the following non-restrictive description of specific embodiments thereof, given by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0007] In the appended drawings:

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a cover according to an embodiment of an aspect of the present invention, in a closed position;

FIG. 2A schematically shows a closed position of a cover according to an embodiment of an aspect of the present invention;

FIG. 2B schematically shows a first open position of a cover according to an embodiment of an aspect of the present invention;

FIG. 2C schematically shows a second open position of a cover according to an embodiment of an aspect of the present invention;

FIG. 2D schematically shows a locked open position of a cover according to an embodiment of an aspect of the present invention;

FIG. 3A is a side perspective view of a cover according to an embodiment of an aspect of the present invention, in a closed position;

FIG. 3B is a side perspective view of the cover of FIG. 3A after removal of a of tear strip thereof, in a closed position;

FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of a cover according to an embodiment of an aspect of the present invention, in a closed position; and

FIG. 5 shows details of FIG. 4.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

[0008] FIGs. 1 and 3 show covers 10 and 100 of a substantially square or rectangle shape adapted to be mounted on a container (shown in stipple lines in FIGs. 1, 3, 4 for example) of a corresponding shape to cover an opening of the container. Other shapes may be contemplated, such as round or oval shapes for example.

[0009] The cover 10 generally comprises a central web 12 extending into a circumferential flange 16 and a skirt 18 dependent thereon and generally perpendicular to the central web 12, and configured to extend around an outside of the opening of the container as known in the art.

[0010] The central web 12 comprises a first part 12a and a second part 12b pivotally connected by a live hinge 60 as best seen in FIGs. 2, integral with the cover 10 on the bottom surface of the cover 10. The first web part 12a has a first thickness, and the second web part 12b has a second thickness, the first and second thicknesses may be the same or different. In FIGs. 2, both parts 12, 12b are illustrated with a same thickness.

[0011] The live hinge 60 may be a thinning of the material of the cover 10, i.e. a line part of the cover extending from one side to the opposite side of the cover and having a third thickness smaller than at least one of the thickness of the parts 12a and 12b, as schematically shown in FIGs. 2 for example.

[0012] Alternatively, the live hinge 60 may be a line protruding either inwards or outwards, in a step-like manner for example, from the base surface of the parts 12a and 12b, for example.

[0013] In the illustrated embodiment, the skirt 18 comprises a tear strip 20 defined by an upper score line 22 and connecting score lines 24a, 24b, the upper score line 22 running along a length of the circumference of the cover, between the flange 16 and the depending skirt 18, from one connecting score line 24a to an opposite connecting score line 24b.

[0014] The tear strip 20 forms a portion of the skirt 18 that is partially removable from the cover 10, i.e. from the first score line 24a on one side of the cover 10 to the second score line 24b on the opposite side of the cover 10, leaving a tab 24 on the cover 10 and a remaining part 21 of the skirt 18 at a rear end of the cover 10 between the first score line 24a on one side of the cover 10 to the second score line 24b on the opposite side of the cover 10 when removed, as shown for example in FIG. 3B.

[0015] A user typically grabs an end 26 of the tear strip 20 to initiate tearing of the tear strip 20 and to remove the tear strip 20 from the cover 10 (see FIGs. 4 and 5 for example), and can then lift up the part 12a of the cover 10 from its closed position on the opening of the container (FIG. 2A), to an open position, by grabbing the tab 24 and lifting it up for example, by movement about the live hinge 60 (FIGs. 2B-2D).

[0016] As mentioned hereinabove, the part 12b of the cover 10, which remains flat on the opening of the container when the part 12a is lifted up from the opening of the container, and the part 12a, may have different thicknesses.

[0017] In FIGs. 1 and 3, the hinge 60 is shown positioned at about 1/3 of the side length of the cover 10 from its rear edge (see distance L in FIG. 1). The hinge 60 can be positioned at any desired distance from the rear edge of the cover 10, depending of the target size of the opening provided when the part 12a of the lid is lifted up from the opening of the container as described hereinabove.

[0018] In FIG. 1, the parts 12a and 12b of the cover 10 on each side of the living hinge 60 are on a same level and generally flat. Alternatively, one or both parts 12a and 12b of the cover 10 can be concave or convex, i.e. with a given curvature either upwards or downwards when seen from the outer surface of the cover 10.

[0019] At least one rib 110 extends along at least part of the width of the cover, typically at a center thereof in the case of a single one as illustrated in FIGs. 3 for example, on an edge of the first part 12a facing the living hinge 60, at a distance therefrom. The facing edge of the second part 12b on the opposite side of the living hinge 60 is provided with a corresponding recess 111 separated from the remaining of the part 12B by a corresponding wall 112. The wall 112 has substantially the same height above the outer surface of the cover than the height of the rib 110 above the outer surface of the cover.

[0020] As best seen in FIGs. 1 and 2A, in the closed position of the cover 10, the two parts 12a, 12b lay on both sides of the living hinge 60, so as to cover the opening of the container and prevent access to a content of the inside of the container for example, with the rib 110 and the back wall 112 projecting up from their respective outer surfaces. As shown in FIG. 1, corner supports 116 may be provided at each corner, or at least at diagonally opposed corners of the cover 10, of a height from the top surface of the cover at least the height of the wall 112 and the rib 110, to allow stacking a top container.

[0021] A user, after removal of the tear strip 20 from the cover 10 as described hereinabove, can lift up the part 12a of the cover 10 from the closed position as illustrated for example FIG. 2A, to an open position as shown in FIG. 2B in which the part 12a of the cover is generally at 90 degrees from the part 12b thereof. The part 12a may be further tilted back until the top edge of the rib 110 contacts the back wall 112 (FIG. 2C), and is thus made to slide down the recess 111 by engagement with the back wall 112, thereby locking the part 12a of the cover 10 in an open locked position where the part 12a is generally at an angle larger to 90 degrees (FIG. 2D) from its position in the closed position (FIG. 2A). To pivot the part 12a back to an unlocked open position (FIG. 2B) or to the closed position (FIG. 2A), the user must pull on the part 12a (i.e. to the right handside in FIG. 2D) so as to disengage the rib 110 from the recess 111.

[0022] FIGs. 3 illustrate a cover 100 according to another embodiment of an aspect of the present invention. The first part and the second part of the cover 100 each comprises a platform 120a, 120b respectively standing above a base surface 122a and 122b of the first and second parts of the cover 100 respectively, not only at corners thereof like the corner supports 116 described hereinabove in relation to FIG 1 for example. The base surface 122a supports the rib 110, and the base surface 122b supports the wall 112, with the recess 111 therebetween as described hereinabove in relation to FIG. 1.

[0023] The platforms 120a, 120b protrude above the base surfaces 122a, 122b and generally cover the surface of each part 12a, 12b of the cover 100 generally up to the circumferential flange 16 on three sides thereof.

[0024] The height of the platforms 120a, 120b above the base surfaces 122a, 122b may be the same as the height of the rib 110 and the wall 112 above the outer surface of the cover so as to allow stacking an upper container. Alternatively, a circumferential wall 140a, 140b respectively, or parts thereof, may be added up to the height of the platforms 120a, 120b from the outer surface of the cover, i.e. from the outer surface of the base regions 122a, 122b, to reach the height of the rib 110 and the wall 112 above the top surface of the cover so as to allow stacking an upper container.

[0025] FIG. 2 applies as described hereinabove to the embodiment illustrated in FIGs. 3.

[0026] In all embodiments, the tear strip 20 may operate as tamper-indicating evidence.

[0027] Typically, the cover is injected molded, in polypropylene, for its stiffness and ability to sustain repeated flexions without breaking, or polyethylene for example.

[0028] The description hereinabove was made in relation to a container having a top opening. However, as people in the art will appreciate, a cover according to the present invention may be used in combination with a container having an opening in any side thereof, for example to cover a side opening.

[0029] The scope of the claims should not be limited by the embodiments set forth in the examples, and are solely defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A cover (10, 100) for a container, comprising :

a central web (12) comprising a first web part (12a) and a second web part (12b); and

a hinge (60) pivotally connecting said first (12a) and second (12b) web parts;

wherein a first one of said web parts (12a, 12b) comprises at least one rib (110) on an edge of the first web part (12a) facing the hinge (60), and a second one of said web parts (12a, 12b) comprises at least one corresponding recess (111) on an edge of the second web part (12b) facing the hinge (60), on the opposite side of the hinge (60);

wherein in a closed position of the cover (10, 100), the first and second web parts (12a, 12b) lay generally flat on a respective side of the hinge (60), with the rib (110) projecting up from a base surface (122a) of the first web part (12a);

wherein that said recess (111) is separated from a remaining portion of said second web part (12b) by a back wall (112); wherein said closed position of the cover (10, 100), said back wall (112) is projecting up from a base surface (122b) of the second web part (12b),

wherein said rib (110), back wall (112) and recess (111) are arranged together so that on one hand first web part (12a) is pivotable from the closed position to an open position until said rib (110) contacts said back wall (112), slide down said recess (111) by engagement with said backwall (112) and engages said recess (111) in an open locked position; and on the other hand said first web part (12a) is pivotable back from the open locked position by disengaging said rib (110) from said recess (111) and sliding up against said back wall (112), and

wherein said hinge (60) is a line part of the cover extending from one side to the opposite side of the cover (10, 100), as one of: i) a thinning of the material of the cover (10, 100) and ii) a protruding line.

2. The cover (10,100) of claim 1, further characterized in that said first one of said web parts (12a, 12b) comprises a single one rib (110) and said second one of said web parts (12a, 12b) comprises a corresponding single one recess (111).

3. The cover (10, 100) of claim 1 or 2, further characterized in that said central web (12) comprises a platform (120a, 120b) at least at diagonally opposed corners thereof.

4. The cover (10, 100) of any one of claims 1 to 3, further characterized in that each one of said first and second web parts (12a, 12b) comprises a platform (120a, 120b) on said base face thereof.

5. The cover (10, 100) of any one of claims 1 to 4, further characterized in that said first web part (12a) has a first thickness, said second web part (12b) has a second thickness, and said hinge (60) is a line extending from one side to an opposite side of the cover (10, 100), said line having a third thickness, said third thickness being inferior to at least one of said first thickness and said second thickness.

6. The cover (10, 100) of any one of claims 1 to 5, further characterized in that said hinge (60) is a line extending from one side to an opposite side of the cover (10, 100) and protruding either inwards or outwards from a base surface of the cover (10,100).

7. The cover (10, 100) of any one of claims 1 to 6, further characterized in that said central web (12) extends into a circumferential flange (16) and a skirt (18) dependent from said circumferential flange (16) and generally perpendicular to the central web (12).

8. The cover (10, 100) of claim 7, further characterized in that a length of said skirt (18) along a circumference of at least one of said first and second web parts (12a, 12b) comprises a tear strip (20).

9. The cover (10, 100) of claim 8, further characterized in that said tear strip (20) is defined by an upper score line (22) and connecting score lines (24a, 24b), the upper score line (22) running along a length of the circumference of the cover (10, 100), between the flange (16) and the skirt (18), from a first connecting score line (24a) to an opposite connecting score line (24b).

10. The cover (10, 100) of any one of claims 1 to 8, further characterized in that said first web part (12a) is one of: flat, convex and concave, and said second web part (12b) is one of: i) flat, ii) convex and iii) concave.

11. The cover (10, 100) of claim 9, further characterized in that said tear strip (20), when removed, leaves a tab (24) on said first one of said first and second web parts (12a, 12b) and a length (21) of said skirt (18) on a second one of said first and second web parts (12a, 12b).

12. The cover (10, 100) of any one of claims 1 to 11, further characterized in that said cover (10,100) is in one of: i) polypropylene and ii) polyethylene.

13. A container, comprising :

a body with an opening; and

a cover (10, 100) according to any of the preceding claims, adapted to close said opening of the body in a closed position thereof.

14. The container of claim 13, wherein said container is stackable.

Ansprüche

1. Abdeckung (10, 100) für einen Behälter, umfassend:

ein Mittelsteg (12), der einen ersten Stegteil (12a) und einen zweiten Stegteil (12b) umfasst; und

ein Gelenk (60), das den ersten (12a) und den zweiten (12b) Stegteil schwenkbar miteinander verbindet;

wobei ein erster der Stegteile (12a, 12b) zumindest eine Rippe (110) an einer dem Gelenk (60) zugewandten Kante des ersten Stegteils (12a) umfasst und ein zweiter der Stegteile (12a, 12b) zumindest eine entsprechende (111) an einer dem Gelenk (60) zugewandten Kante des zweiten Stegteils (12b) auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite des Gelenks (60) umfasst;

wobei in einer geschlossenen Stellung der Abdeckung (10, 100), der erste und der zweite Stegteilen (12a, 12b) im Allgemeinen flach auf einer jeweiligen Seite des Gelenks (60) liegen, wobei die Rippe (110) von einer Grundfläche (122a) des ersten Stegteils (12a) nach oben ragt;

wobei dass die Aussparung (111) durch eine Rückwand (112) von einem verbleibenden Abschnitt des zweiten Stegteils (12b) getrennt ist; wobei in der geschlossenen Stellung der Abdeckung (10, 100) die Rückwand (112) von einer Grundfläche (122b) des zweiten Stegteil (12b) nach oben ragt,

wobei die Rippe (110), die Rückwand (112) und die Aussparung (111) zusammen so angeordnet sind, dass einerseits der erste Stegteil (12a) aus der geschlossenen Stellung in eine offene Stellung schwenkbar ist, bis die Rippe (110) mit der Rückwand (112) in Kontakt kommt, die Aussparung (111) durch Eingriff mit der Rückwand (112) nach unten gleitet und in einer offenen verriegelten Stellung mit der Aussparung (111) in Eingriff kommt; und andererseits der erste Stegteil (12a) aus der offenen verriegelten Stellung zurückschwenkbar ist, indem die Rippe (110) außer Eingriff mit der Aussparung (111) kommt und gegen die Rückwand (112) nach oben gleitet, und

wobei das Gelenk (60) ein Linienteil der Abdeckung ist, der sich als i) eine Verdünnung des Materials der Abdeckung (10, 100) oder als ii) eine vorstehende Linie von einer Seite zur gegenüberliegenden Seite der Abdeckung (10, 100) erstreckt.

2. Abdeckung (10, 100) nach Anspruch 1, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste der Stegteile (12a, 12b) eine einzelne Rippe (110) umfasst und der zweite der Stegteile (12a, 12b) eine entsprechende einzelne Aussparung (111) umfasst.

3. Abdeckung (10, 100) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Mittelsteg (12) zumindest an diagonal gegenüberliegenden Ecken desselben eine Plattform (120a, 120b) umfasst.

4. Abdeckung (10, 100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jeder des ersten und des zweiten Stegteils (12a, 12b) auf der Grundfläche derselben eine Plattform (120a, 120b) umfasst.

5. Abdeckung (10, 100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Stegteil (12a) eine erste Dicke aufweist, der zweite Stegteil (12b) eine zweite Dicke aufweist und das Gelenk (60) eine Linie ist, die sich von einer Seite auf eine gegenüberliegende Seite der Abdeckung (10, 100) erstreckt, wobei die Linie eine dritte Dicke aufweist, wobei die dritte Dicke kleiner als zumindest eine die erste Dicke und die zweite Dicke ist.

6. Abdeckung (10, 100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gelenk (60) eine Linie ist, die sich von einer Seite zu einer gegenüberliegenden Seite der Abdeckung (10, 100) erstreckt und von einer Grundfläche der Abdeckung (10, 100) entweder nach innen oder nach außen ragt.

7. Abdeckung (10, 100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich der Mittelsteg (12) in einen Umfangsflansch (16) und eine Schürze (18), die sich vom Umfangsflansch (16) nach unten erstreckt und im Allgemeinen senkrecht zum Mittelsteg (12) ist, erstreckt.

8. Abdeckung (10, 100) nach Anspruch 7, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Länge der Schürze (18) entlang eines Umfangs zumindest eines der ersten und der zweiten Stegteils (12a, 12b) einen Aufreißstreifen (20) umfasst.

9. Abdeckung (10, 100) nach Anspruch 8, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Aufreißstreifen (20) durch eine obere Kerblinie (22) und verbindende Kerblinien (24a, 24b) definiert ist, wobei die obere Kerblinie (22) entlang einer Umfangslänge der Abdeckung (10, 100) zwischen dem Flansch (16) und der Schürze (18) von einer ersten verbindenden Kerblinie (24a) zu einer gegenüberliegenden verbindenden Kerblinie (24b) verläuft.

10. Abdeckung (10, 100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Stegteil (12a) flach, konvex oder konkav ist und der zweite Stegteil (12b) i) flach, ii) konvex oder iii) konkav ist.

11. Abdeckung (10, 100) nach Anspruch 9, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Aufreißstreifen (20), wenn er entfernt ist, eine Lasche (24) an dem ersten des ersten und des zweiten Stegteils (12a, 12b) und eine Länge (21) der Schürze (18) an einem zweiten des ersten und des zweiten Stegteils (12a, 12b) lässt.

12. Abdeckung (10, 100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, ferner dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abdeckung (10, 100) aus i) Polypropylen oder ii) Polyethylen ist.

13. Behälter, umfassend:

einen Körper mit einer Öffnung und

eine Abdeckung (10, 100) nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, die dazu ausgelegt ist, die Öffnung des Körpers in einer geschlossenen Stellung desselben zu schließen.

14. Behälter nach Anspruch 13, wobei der Behälter stapelbar ist.

Revendications

1. Couvercle (10, 100) pour un contenant, comprenant :

une bande centrale (12) comprenant une première partie de bande (12a) et une seconde partie de bande (12b) ; et

une articulation (60) raccordant de façon pivotante lesdites première (12a) et seconde (12b) parties de bande ;

dans lequel une première desdites parties de bande (12a, 12b) comprend au moins une nervure (110) sur un bord de la première partie de bande (12a) faisant face à l'articulation (60), et une seconde desdites parties de bande (12a, 12b) comprend au moins un évidement correspondant (111) sur un bord de la seconde partie de bande (12b) faisant face à l'articulation (60), sur le côté opposé de l'articulation (60) ;

dans lequel, dans une position fermée du couvercle (10, 100), les première et seconde parties de bande (12a, 12b) sont généralement plates sur un côté respectif de l'articulation (60), avec la nervure (110) faisant saillie vers le haut à partir d'une surface de base (122a) de la première partie de bande (12a) ;

dans lequel ledit évidement (111) est séparé d'une autre portion de ladite seconde partie de bande (12b) par une paroi arrière (112) ; dans lequel ladite position fermée du couvercle (10, 100), ladite paroi arrière (112) fait saillie vers le haut à partir d'une surface de base (122b) de la seconde partie de bande (12b),

dans lequel ladite nervure (110), ladite paroi arrière (112) et ledit évidement (111) sont agencés ensemble pour que, d'une part, la première partie de bande (12a) soit pivotable depuis la position fermée jusqu'à une position ouverte jusqu'à ce que ladite nervure (110) entre en contact avec ladite paroi arrière (112), coulisse vers le bas vers ledit évidement (111) par engagement avec ladite paroi latérale (112) et entre en prise dans ledit évidement (111) dans une position verrouillée ouverte; et, d'autre part, ladite première partie de bande (12a) soit pivotable en retour depuis la position verrouillée ouverte en mettant hors de prise ladite nervure (110) à partir dudit évidement (111) et en coulissant vers le haut contre ladite paroi arrière (112), et

dans lequel ladite articulation (60) est une partie linéaire du couvercle s'étendant depuis un côté jusqu'au côté opposé du couvercle (10, 100), sous forme de l'un parmi : i) un amincissement du matériau du couvercle (10, 100) et ii) une ligne saillante.

2. Couvercle (10, 100) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en outre en ce que ladite première desdites parties de bande (12a, 12b) comprend une nervure unique (110) et ladite seconde desdites parties de bande (12a, 12b) comprend un évidement unique correspondant (111).

3. Couvercle (10, 100) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en outre en ce que ladite bande centrale (12) comprend une plate-forme (120a, 120b) au moins à des coins diagonalement opposés de celle-ci.

4. Couvercle (10, 100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en outre en ce que chacune desdites première et seconde parties de bande (12a, 12b) comprend une plate-forme (120a, 120b) sur ladite face de base de celle-ci.

5. Couvercle (10, 100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en outre en ce que ladite première partie de bande (12a) a une première épaisseur, ladite seconde partie de bande (12b) a une deuxième épaisseur, et ladite articulation (60) est une ligne s'étendant depuis un côté jusqu'à un côté opposé du couvercle (10, 100), ladite ligne ayant une troisième épaisseur, ladite troisième épaisseur étant inférieure à au moins une parmi ladite première épaisseur et ladite deuxième épaisseur.

6. Couvercle (10, 100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en outre en ce que ladite articulation (60) est une ligne s'étendant depuis un côté jusqu'à un côté opposé du couvercle (10, 100) et faisant saillie vers l'intérieur ou vers l'extérieur à partir d'une surface de base du couvercle (10, 100).

7. Couvercle (10, 100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en outre en ce que ladite bande centrale (12) s'étend dans une bride circonférentielle (16) et une jupe (18) pendant depuis ladite bride circonférentielle (16) et généralement perpendiculaire à la bande centrale (12).

8. Couvercle (10, 100) selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en outre en ce qu'une longueur de ladite jupe (18) le long d'une circonférence d'au moins une desdites première et seconde parties de bande (12a, 12b) comprend une bandelette de déchirure (20).

9. Couvercle (10, 100) selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en outre en ce que ladite bandelette de déchirure (20) est définie par une ligne de rainure supérieure (22) et des lignes de rainure de raccordement (24a, 24b), la ligne de rainure supérieure (22) se trouvant le long d'une longueur de la circonférence du couvercle (10, 100), entre la bride (16) et la jupe (18), depuis une première ligne de rainure de raccordement (24a) jusqu'à une ligne de rainure de raccordement opposée (24b).

10. Couvercle (10, 100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en outre en ce que ladite première partie de bande (12a) est une de :
plate, convexe et concave, et ladite seconde partie de bande (12b) est une de : i) plate, ii) convexe et iii) concave.

11. Couvercle (10, 100) selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en outre en ce que ladite bandelette de déchirure (20), lorsqu'elle est enlevée, laisse une languette (24) sur ladite première desdites première et seconde parties de bande (12a, 12b) et une longueur (21) de ladite jupe (18) sur une seconde desdites première et seconde parties de bande (12a, 12b).

12. Couvercle (10, 100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en outre en ce que ledit couvercle (10, 100) est dans un de : i) polypropylène et ii) polyéthylène.

13. Contenant, comprenant :

un corps avec une ouverture ; et

un couvercle (10, 100) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, adapté pour fermer ladite ouverture du corps dans une position fermée de celui-ci.

14. Contenant selon la revendication 13, dans lequel ledit contenant est empilable.

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